Jhakas | Sanjay Jha
I think the Indian selectors will do well to select the team for the World Cup next year at the end of the South Africa tour, which will give the team adequate time to get mentally prepared for the daunting task ahead, plan strategies, get accustomed to the team composition and play to their collective strengths.
The forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka and the West Indies in India can give the final selected bunch the perfect platform to get into the groove of competitive match mind-set. Continue reading below
Barring unforeseen physical injuries and freak events, this is my Indian team for the prestigious World Cup 2007, which has the best chance to recapture glories of 1983, subject to the Australians having a bad day against Bangladesh.
INDIAN TEAM ( 15 members)
Rahul Dravid (Captain)
VVS Laxman (Vice-Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar
Virendra Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Sourav Ganguly
Mohd Kaif ( Dinesh Karthik)
MS Dhoni
Irfan Pathan
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
S Sreesanth
VRV Singh
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